North opposes single tenure for President, governors

The umbrella body of the north, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday kicked against the single tenure for president and governors being proposed by the Senate.

The Forum said that such provision will be counter-productive because it could not further the cause of good governance in the country.

The ACF in an e-mail message to journalists in Kaduna on Thursday added that apart from good governance, the proposed single tenure lacked the

What you need to know about Appendicitis!

Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a tube of tissue that extends from the large intestine. No one is absolutely certain what the function of the appendix is. One thing we do know is that we can live without it without any consequences.

Appendicitis is a medical emergency that requires prompt surgery to remove the appendix. Left untreated, an inflamed appendix will eventually burst, or perforate, spilling infectious materials into the abdominal cavity. This can lead to peritonitis, a serious inflammation of the abdominal cavity’s lining (the peritoneum) that can be fatal unless it is treated quickly with strong antibiotics.

Chelsea Transfer: Mourinho & Ronaldo Move Stamford Bridge

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo returning to England, the transfer take place at the end of the season.
According to sources close to the self-anointed Special One, Real Madrid Manager Jose Mourinho is once again the chosen one. He is the man Roman Abramovich wants to succeed interim manager Rafa Benitez and a deal, say those sources, is as good as done.

This is not something anyone can confirm. Not when Jose Mourinho remains the manager of Real Madrid, and the Spaniards remain in the hunt for the Champions League championship this season. But Jose Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to return to England and the pouting Portuguese coach rarely speaks without an agenda. According to

Police Arrest Cow Over Murder

The police at Sango Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a cow following the killing of a 24-year old teenager identified as Azeez Salako at Ilata area of Ota, a suburb of Ogun State.
P.M.NEWS gathered that youths in Ilata Ota were planning to hold a carnival on Saturday 27 April, 2013 and there was an argument between some of the youths which led to a fight and one of the boys identified as Dayo broke a bottle which he used to stab Salako in the neck and he bled to death.
When the police arrived at the scene of the fracas everyone had fled leaving behind the cow bought for slaughter during the carnival and the police arrested the cow and took it to the station where it is currently being detained.
When P.M.NEWS visited Sango Area Command where the incident was reported, both the Area Commander ACP Titi Kayode and the Divisional

FG may bar group exit from pension scheme

                                 PenCom

The National Pension Commission is seeking the support of the Federal Government to deny approval to any sector desiring to opt out of the Contributory Pension Scheme.

It was gathered that the commission took this stance after some groups opted out of the scheme with others making attempts to do the same.

PenCom is, therefore, seeking legislative support to empower it to take more decisive action over all agencies responsible for pension management in the country and unify all the different pension schemes under the CPS.

Wizkid, EME back in business

                                                        Wizkid

After a renegotiation of contracts, Wizkid and Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) are back together.
Wizkid has been seen with label mates, Shaydee and DJ Xclusive in Benin Republic where they all performed at a show early this month and then Banky W had been called on stage by Wizkid at a recently held Five Star Music Festival event put together by another Pop singer KCEE.

2Face to tour schools to inspire students

                                                        *2face
Lagos – A pop star, Innocent Idibia (a.k.a, 2Face), says he will do his best to influence the youth to be resourceful and self-reliant.

Idibia said in Lagos on Thursday that he would tour some tertiary institutions to inspire students to develop their talents.

Konga returns with “Star Lomo”

                                         *Konga
After his hit song ”Baby Konga” was banned in 2008, Lawal Olalekan Olumo a.k.a. Konga has struggled to reclaim that ‘star’ spot he once possessed. With a string of singles released to his credit including ‘As e dey hot’ Konga once again explodes on the scene with “Star Lomo”.
The single features SoundVille artist Liu T. Star Lomo is an up tempo track with a blend of R&B, pop, club beat and indigenous lyrics. Star Lomo was produced by LayLow and brought to you by Morgan Entertainment

Playing videogames slow, reverse ‘mental decay’ – study

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released Wednesday.

The University of Iowa study of hundreds of people age 50 and older found that those who played a videogame were able to improve a range of cognitive skills, and reverse up to seven years of age-related declines.

“We know that we can stop this decline and actually restore cognitive processing speed to people,” said Fredric Wolinsky, a University of Iowa professor of public health and lead author of the paper published in the journal PLOS One.

“So, if we know that, shouldn’t we be helping

Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis – study

PARIS – Breast implants may delay cancer diagnosis in women, said a study Wednesday that urged a thorough probe into the potential health risks of this type of cosmetic surgery.

In a review of 12 earlier studies of breast cancer patients, a team of epidemiologists from Canada found that women with implants had a 26 percent higher risk of being diagnosed at a later stage of the disease.

This was possibly because implants cast shadows on mammograms, blocking the view of breast tissue.

A separate review of five other studies showed that

Rapper Chris Kelly of Kriss Kross dies

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Rapper Chris Kelly, who shot to fame as part of the 1990s duo Kriss Kross, has been found dead at his home in Atlanta, reports said Thursday. He was 34.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on its website that Kelly’s death was being treated as a possible drug overdose.

The rapper — known by fans as “Mac Daddy” — was found unresponsive at his home on Wednesday and rushed to Atlanta Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday.

Kelly partnered with Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith to

Buy my N8,000 worth 'aso-ebi' and get an IV to my wedding - Princess

Comedienne Princess, has told her friends and family members that whoever does not buy her N8,000 worth 'aso-ebi' should not get an IV for her wedding. Princess is very serious about it. You either buy her aso-ebi which sells for N8,000 and N6000 or you forget about getting an IV for the wedding. The wedding is on the 8th of this month

Treason for MASSOB, amnesty for Boko Haram

“Besides the Jews, probably no other linguistic group has suffered so much persecution in history as the Igbo have been obliged to endure in Nigeria.”

—Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1964

Although the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than one million Igbo ethnic group, ended more than four decades ago, it appears however, that our country has yet to learn any lesson from the devastating consequence of the war. Recent events have shown that the ruling elite are poised to reopen the wounds of our ugly past thereby perpetuating the injustices that triggered one of the worst chapters in our nation’s history.

All-German final as Bayern whip Barca 3-0

                                 Robben

Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League final for the third time in four years, routing Barcelona on 7-0 aggregate and setting up the first all-German final against Borussia Dortmund.

Coasting from a 4-0 win in the first leg at home last week, Bayern beat Barcelona 3-0 Wednesday night in the second leg on goals by Arjen Robben in the 49th minute and Thomas Mueller in the 76th around Gerard Pique’s own goal in the 72nd.

The final at London’s Wembley Stadium on

Stop governors before they ruin Nigeria – Jubril Aminu

                                         Jubril Aminu

…says they want to swallow Jonathan ahead of 2015
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Senator Jubril Aminu, yesterday, pleaded with the Presidency and patriotic Nigerians to restrain governors from ruining the country.

Aminu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Sunday Vanguard, accused the governors of arrogating to themselves roles that were not in the Constitution thereby conferring illegal advantage on themselves to the detriment of majority of Nigerians.

The former minister pointed out that, apart from acting

FG orders sack of 20,000 PHCN workers

ABUJA — THE Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets.

Vanguard gathered that the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, issued the directive to the Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, of the 18 successor companies to PHCN at a meeting in Abuja, to compile names and drastically reduce the 50,000 strong workforce before the new investors take over.

It was gathered that new investors demanded that the workforce must be pruned before government hands off.

Labour kicks, warns on danger of action

Satellite images show 2,275 burnt houses in Baga –HRW

An international rights crusader, Human Rights Watch, on Wednesday described as hogwash, military’s claim that the fires that razed thousands of buildings in Baga, Borno State were caused by rocket-propelled grenades fired by members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram.

HRW, in a statement on its website, said satellite images showed that soldiers may have set the fires that razed down “2,275 buildings and left 125 others” in the town severely damaged.

Calling on the Federal Government to impartially probe the incident, it said that the military was covering up something going by the fact that it had vehemently refused to

Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, Karen Igho: THE AWARD GOES TO.....

Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, Osas Ighodaro and Karen Igho
So who played the cleavage game best?

Take a closer look below before you decide…

Traffic law: Motorists accuse enforcement agents of extortion

                                 A section of Ikorodu Road.

Motorists, who usually ply the Ojota-Maryland end of Ikorodu Road, have accused officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority as well as the police of extortion.

The motorists alleged that the enforcement agents used the peculiarity of the terrain to unjustly arrest and extort money from them.

A motorist, Charles Udah, said LASTMA officials and policemen usually arrestmotorists attempting to divert to the service lane through the lane designated for the Bus Rapid Transit buses.

He said, “If you are coming from Ojota and heading

Polymer Currency: Waste, Deceit & Commonsense

The concept of moral hazard is defined as a situation where there is a tendency to take undue risk, because the costs are not borne by the party taking the risk.

Apart from the recent IMF advice to wind down AMCON because of the threat of moral hazard, the policies and strategies of government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, particularly those of the Central Bank of Nigeria are fraught with moral hazards. However, in this article, we will discuss the production and adoption of polymer currency notes and coins as an illustration of the odious implications of such decisions.

In an article titled “Polymer Currency: Waste, Deceit and Commonsense” in November 2009, we discussed issues relating to CBN’s misguided currency strategy; a summary of that article is as follows:

After a frustrating and fruitless attempt to

Colonial crime files on Nigeria hidden in London

As Nigeria prepares for her centennial celebration next year, British lawyers have revealed that a file containing Colonial Britain’s criminal activities in Nigeria are in secret boxes.

An online publication said the information is contained in 200 boxes of files: 1.5 tons of paper covering about 200 metres of shelving.

They are files on torture from 37 different colonies and protectorates, including Aden, Ceylon, Cyprus, Kenya, Malaya, Malta, Nigeria and Northern Rhodesia.

The Northern and Southern protectorates were

Driving through the ‘slope of death’

                                        A section of the road

It is a highly unpredictable stretch of road. Commuters have frustrating tales to tell, having to use the unavoidable Abuja-Karu-Nyanya-Mararaba Expressway daily.

Whether they are going to the Abuja city centre in the morning or returning after finishing the day’s job, the experience most times remains frustrating for them.

A simple vehicular breakdown, rain drops, deliberate wrong parking of articulated vehicles and accidents that are frequent, all can combine to force commuters to pass the night on the road.

A dreaded stretch of this road, Mogadishu Barracks-Kugbo-Nyanya

Mother slashes daughter with blade for wasting N100

                                          Precious

Angry residents of Ono-Odan Street, Ijanikin, Lagos, nearly lynched a mother, Kudirat Abiola, for cutting her nine-year-old daughter, Precious, with razor blade.

Kudirat made deep cuts on Precious’s back, left leg and right arm with the blade to “teach her a lesson.”

We leant that Kudirat decided to punish her daughter after she wasted N100 given to her by her father on junk food.

A resident, who pleaded anonymity, Us

Airtel moves to make voice, data and SMS roaming affordable

Nairobi – Bharti Airtel (“Ariel”), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa has introduced the ONE AIRTEL service which will further ease the burden of roaming costs whilst travelling.

The newly introduced service will further enhance communication for travelers from Africa by enabling them access data and SMS, in addition to the currently available voice roaming, at a flat attractive rate whilst travelling within Africa and South Asia.

Commenting on the service, Andre Beyers, Chief

Yahoo yahoo aside, guys are honestly making it online

Some 15 years ago, making money online was largely synonymous with advance fee fraud, popularly called yahoo yahoo in Nigeria. That was when the Internet revolution was just taking shape in the country, which was also just getting off the hook of military juntas that thrived on trampling on freedom of information.

While many people could not yet appreciate what the Internet and accompanying social media trends stood for, most of the few that first caught the bug exploited it to dupe unsuspecting folks, especially foreigners. Indeed, that is the time the notorious and ever-recurring letter in which an online conman (or woman), who claims he is stranded in some foreign country or has problems accessing a huge fund, was first composed. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since,

Phone dealers decry China phones’ low durability

Abuja - Dealers in GSM phones and accessories in Abuja on Monday said that Chinese phones sell more due to its dual SIM.

Some of the dealers and repairers at the GSM village on Tuesday said that Chinese phones were also affordable but noted that their accessories were expensive and hard to find.

Mr John Chukuma, a dealer said that Chinese phones were cheap to get but had low durability and battery problems.

He said the phones helped to reduce the number of phones

Ghanaian urinates in court over N550, 000 theft charge

Lagos – A Ghanaian, who was charged with theft of motorcycle spare parts valued N550,000, on Monday urinated in court when a two-count of offence of conspiracy and stealing was read to him.

Mohammed Daniel, 34, whose address is unknown, sells pastries (puff-puff).

The edgy accused urinated on the floor of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court as he was docked.

Daniel immediately pleaded guilty to the charges.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Iyobosa Onaiwu said the offences

Oshiomhole begged to join PDP —Metuh

                                           PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday alleged that Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, had begged to join the party.

The spokesperson for the PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement made available to journalists, said the governor, on several occasions, begged the leadership of the party to let him defect to the PDP.

Metuh said the governor was, however, consistently turned down by his party.

He urged Oshiomhole “to be bold enough to tell Nigerians how many times he begged to join the PDP but was turned down.”

He added, “The same PDP which Adams went on all fours,

Mourinho headed back to Chelsea

                                                  Mourinho

Real Madrid’s Champions League campaign had just ended in defeat when Jose Mourinho spotted an opportunity to send a message.

Even though Madrid can still end a mediocre season – mediocre by its high standards, anyway – with the Copa del Rey title, Mourinho is laying the groundwork for a divorce, dropping heavy hints about a return to the English Premier League and Chelsea, the team he managed from June 2004 to September 2007.

‘’I know in England I am loved,’’ he said during a news conference in Madrid after Tuesday night’s elimination. ‘’I’m loved by the fans. I’m loved by the

NCC orders MTN to collapse rates

TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, has ordered MTN Nigeria to collapse the rates for its on-net and off-net voice services, which it said has a 300 per cent differential with effect from tomorrow, May 1.

The NCC, in a report titled, ‘Determination of dominance in selected communications markets in Nigeria,” signed by Mr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, said it plans to make a determination of pricing principle to address the rates charged for on-net and off-net voice calls for all other operators, to manage dominance in the market.

The NCC also disclosed that competition in the